Of the three Pasco County Commission races in this year's primary election, one bears special scrutiny - the slugfest between eight-year incumbent Ted Schrader and John Nicolette. ...more

August 11, 2008

Riding a bus is going to get more expensive, and even nonriders might soon pay more to support Hillsborough County's transit agency. ...more

August 5, 2008

Hillsborough County's transit agency this morning voted to raise fares across the board and gave tentative backing to a property tax increase to pay for more buses and a long-range transit study. ...more

August 4, 2008

The voters demanded lower property taxes, and as Pasco County's cities work on spending packages for the next fiscal year, they are heeding that message. ...more

August 2, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners set a preliminary property tax rate of 10.8110 mills this week for residents living in unincorporated areas. ...more

August 1, 2008

Many city property owners will likely have a lower tax bill with the Sebring City Council establishing the proposed 2008-09 millage at the same level as the current tax rate. ...more

July 25, 2008

The city commission Tuesday night approved a proposed property tax rate of $7.60 per $1,000 of valuation, a slight increase from the current rate. ...more

July 24, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the 2008-09 fiscal year, the same rate homeowners paid this year. ...more

July 24, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year – the same rate homeowners paid this year. Property owners will, however, save an estimated $115 each in the coming year, however, thanks to statewide property tax reform, a slow economy and a trimmed down budget of $980 million. Homeowners in August will receive notices from the property appraiser showing their estimated taxes for the coming year. Those in the county's fire and rescue taxing district also must pay 99.6 cents per $1,000 as well as school taxes, water district and mosquito control district fees and other assessments. Those in municipalities pay local taxes. ...more

July 23, 2008

If only the federal government could pull off this trick. The proposed fiscal 2009 budget Pasco County Administrator John Gallagher unveiled last week is 19 percent below the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. That would put the county budget for next year below the $1 billion threshold, at roughly $980 million. ...more

July 23, 2008